Education
- Texas educators react to abstinence-only study
- DALLAS (AP) — An abstinence-only study that allowed students to explore the drawbacks of having sex as young as age 12 has attracted praise from some Texas educators. Texas law requires an emphasis on abstinence when it comes to sex... Full story
- United Way uses $50K grant to combat dropout rate at Los Fresnos CISD
- The United Way of Southern Cameron County announced on Thursday that it has become one of just 15 United Way branches in the country to receive a $50,000 grant from AT&T. The grant will be used to develop a 5-year plan to combat the dropout rate... Full story
- Fine Arts Academy at Lopez High School draws students from across BISD
- Four young ladies danced onto the stage, then into the audience as they invited everyone into the performance. Then, the curtains opened onto a "Little Shop of Horrors" where students at Lopez High School performed the musical for a delighted... Full story
- Communication for autism spectrum disorders
- Several years ago, a child named "Jacob" was learning how to behave in his home and at his elementary classroom. "Jacob" had never been in a classroom that was primarily focused on communication for children with autism. At that time, the boy was... Full story
- Mission fingerprints remaining employees
- MISSION — Elizabeth Lopez was surprised she wasn’t included earlier. The social worker for the Mission school district’s Teen Parenting Assistance Program was one of about 680 employees of the school system who had their... Full story
- Lozano to run for TSC Board of Trustees
- Dr. Robert Lozano, the vice president for medical affairs at Valley Baptist Medical Center, has announced that he will run for the Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees. "You reach a time in your life when you’d like to give back to a... Full story
- BISD police investigating 'incident' at Oliveira Middle School
- Brownsville Independent School District police are investigating what a district statement said was an "incident" that occurred earlier this week at Oliveira Middle School. "We do not want to jeopardize the investigation," spokeswoman Drue... Full story
- Driver cited in school bus crash
- A motorist was cited after an investigation into a Wednesday afternoon accident that tipped a school bus on its side, officials said. The accident took place shortly before 3 p.m. when San Antonio businessman Keith Ray Eisman, 47, drove a gray... Full story
- Being prepared for children who act out is difficult for teachers
- Constant communication with parents is what helped Irma Garza avoid serious discipline problems with her students over the past three decades. "The child can be very good all the time (at home), but out of the house they can be totally... Full story
- Mission superintendent says, ‘See you later’
- MISSION — Little did Oscar Rodriguez Jr. know that when he visited Mission’s Waits Elementary School as an administrator in the Dallas school district years ago, he would later become the leader of the Mission school system. Rodriguez... Full story
- Metal shredder raising a ruckus
- A $4 million scrap metal shredder at Wilkinson Iron & Metal has students and staff at Victoria Heights Elementary wondering whether the air they breathe is safe. Victoria Heights, at 2801 E. 13th St., sits just behind Wilkinson Iron &... Full story
- BISD offers help for college-bound students
- WHAT: BISD College & Financial Aid Night WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 WHERE: Brownsville Events Center WHAT: Financial aid completion nights WHEN: From... Full story
- Girls not fully accounted for in autism statistics
- A new student walked into the classroom with her mother. As the child came into the room, a little boy went up to her and said, "What your name?" The child didn’t say a word. The mother answered, "My daughter doesn’t talk yet. Her name... Full story
- Edinburg school district celebrating 100th birthday
- EDINBURG — Turning 100 has never been so much fun. The Edinburg School district has been celebrating its centennial anniversary since the summer with activities at its schools and has more events planned throughout the school year.... Full story
- UTB-TSC receives $3.99M in stimulus funding for biomedical laboratories
- UTB-TSC has received $3.99 million in economic stimulus funding for the construction of new biomedical research laboratories. Dr. Luis Colom, the school’s first ever vice president for research, said that the grant was a major... Full story
- Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez to run for TSC Board of Trustees
- Brownsville attorney Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez has announced that he will run for a position on the TSC Board of Trustees. "There’s nothing that we can’t accomplish if we set our minds to it," Rodriguez said. "There are problems that we... Full story
- UT law dean visits UTB-TSC
- Lawrence Sager, dean of the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, made an annual recruiting trip to UTB-TSC on Wednesday to let students know that getting into the elite law school is not only within their reach, it’s also a place where... Full story
- Former BISD Superintendent Hector Gonzales applies for housing authority job
- A job opening for executive director of the Brownsville Housing Authority that could carry a salary-tag of $110,000 — although it’s negotiable — attracted applicants in droves, including former BISD Superintendent Hector Gonzales.... Full story
- Candidate wages whistleblower lawsuit against UTB
- EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a reporting error, the original version of this story incorrectly stated that the Texas Attorney General’s office had found that Rene Coronado’s rights were violated under the state’s ... Full story
- Vendor fair connects BISD to its suppliers
- More than 1,000 employees of the Brownsville Independent School District got to meet the vendors that do business with BISD at the district’s first vendor fair on Monday. The event at UTB-TSC’s International Business, Education... Full story
- Information scarce on girls with autism
- Gabriela was a very gifted child, at least in one area. She seemed to know every animal there was. The little girl didn’t just say, "That is a bear; or I see a deer." Gaby would actually call it by its proper name, the duiker antelope, or the... Full story
- Convicted Donna school board member remains in office
- DONNA — He pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge more than a month ago. But Donna school board member George Hernandez has so far retained his elected office. With no clear indication whether the nine-year incumbent plans to resign, the... Full story
- Board adds more diverse historical figures, keeps Christmas in social studies curriculum
- AUSTIN — Students enrolled in Texas public schools will learn about Jose Antonio Navarro and Christmas in class, if amendments made to state standards on teaching social studies hold up. On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education postponed... Full story
- UTB-TSC may alter partnership agreement
- The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees held a special meeting this week to discuss a proposed new partnership agreement between the college and the University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas... Full story
- Cesar Chavez, Christmas to still be taught in Texas schools
- AUSTIN (AP) — Parents, teachers and activists lined up Wednesday for the chance to help shape the way history — topics from the Roman Empire to Texas cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash — will be taught to millions of Texas children for... Full story
- Coronado announces candidacy for TSC Board of Trustees
- Army Reserve Captain Rene Coronado has announced that he will run for the TSC Board of Trustees. As a trustee, Coronado says he would be interested in radically changing the structure of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost... Full story
- Service dogs for children with autism
- Kevin was a child who had classic autism. His senses were often overwhelmed. Even the air would stimulate him. A windy day would result in the boy wandering away from whatever was going on. He enjoyed following the movement of the wind and trees.... Full story
- Teacher arrested, accused of zip tying 11-year-old student
- SAN JUAN — A PSJA middle school teacher has been charged with restraining an 11-year-old student with zip ties. Jose Manuel Martinez, 25, was arrested at his home about noon Thursday at his home on the 600 block of Bluebonnet Street in Pharr,... Full story
- UTB-TSC to return to Final Four of Chess
- 2009 PAN-AM INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD WINNERS Teams going to The President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of Chess, in April at UTB/TSC: The University of Maryland, Baltimore County The University of Texas at Dallas... Full story
- Ex-bus monitor files whistle-blower lawsuit against BISD
- A former BISD school bus monitor has filed a lawsuit against the district alleging that she was fired because she reported a bus driver for smoking tobacco on a school bus used to transport students. Brownsville attorney John Shergold filed... Full story
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